International Trade and Trade Policy

Projecting global growth slowing to 2.2% in 2023, UNCTAD outlines actions to avert crisis and support developing countries exposed to cascading crises of debt, health and climate due to inadequate financial support.

Member states express their full support for Ms. Grynspan’s vision for the future and reiterate their commitment to building a stronger and more resilient UNCTAD.

Speakers at the UN Trade Forum call for a more coherent policy framework to ensure trade plays a bigger role in climate action, while fostering development.

Leading figures convene at the UN Trade Forum 2021 to explore how to ensure a COVID-19 economic recovery that protects the planet and promotes inclusive development.

Written by Helio Vicente, Article No. 71 [UNCTAD Transport and Trade Facilitation Newsletter N°89 - First Quarter 2021]

UNCTAD Secretary-General Mukhisa Kituyi discusses how to rejuvenate the global economy and trade in light of the COVID-19 crisis in an interview with Didem Eryar Unlu of the Turkish newspaper Dünya.

The tool, developed by UNCTAD and the African Union, will help make trade on the continent easier and less costly.

Young scholars and policymakers examine how to renew multilateralism to provide the global public goods needed to deliver shared prosperity and a healthy planet.

Written by Mukhisa Kituyi, Secretary-General of UNCTAD

A global system that leaves the top 1% as rich as the bottom 56% is overdue for reform, with women's economic exclusion among the highest priorities.